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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with the Name of King Siptah - Walters 4234 - Right.jpg This steatite scarab is glazed and inscribed on the bottom in sunk relief technique with the throne name of Siptah 1194/1193-1186/1185 BC The scarab has a high back with a simple carved design The workmanship is good This scarab functioned as an individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded The amulet should secure the presence of this king and guarantee for a private owner his royal patronage The form of the n -sign is typical for the Ramesside Period and in its elongated version very popular on scarabs of the 2nd half of the 19th Dynasty between 1193 1188 BC New Kingdom light beige steatite with green-blue glaze cm 1 1 5 2 1 accession number 42 34 28766 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation Throne name of King Siptah without a cartouche in the version of the second phase of his reign years 2-6 Akh-en-Re setep-en-Re place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Siptah Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
